I don't think anything short of requiring guys to participate when asked (which will never happen) or creating an incentive that would entice more guys to participate is going to "fix" the Derby. I guarantee you that many of the guys you are trying to get into the Derby with these changes declined to participate. There's virtually nothing to gain, guys don't want to risk looking stupid, and this is the only real break they get in during the season and a lot of guys just want the day off.

Posted by AlCheez on 7/9/2013 10:28:00 PM (view original):I don't think anything short of requiring guys to participate when asked (which will never happen) or creating an incentive that would entice more guys to participate is going to "fix" the Derby. I guarantee you that many of the guys you are trying to get into the Derby with these changes declined to participate. There's virtually nothing to gain, guys don't want to risk looking stupid, and this is the only real break they get in during the season and a lot of guys just want the day off.

I think this is it.

There's the risk of injury/fatigue. And it's possible that one could mess up their swing due to the adjustments made to it for the HRD.

Posted by AlCheez on 7/9/2013 10:28:00 PM (view original):I don't think anything short of requiring guys to participate when asked (which will never happen) or creating an incentive that would entice more guys to participate is going to "fix" the Derby. I guarantee you that many of the guys you are trying to get into the Derby with these changes declined to participate. There's virtually nothing to gain, guys don't want to risk looking stupid, and this is the only real break they get in during the season and a lot of guys just want the day off.

I think this is it.

There's the risk of injury/fatigue. And it's possible that one could mess up their swing due to the adjustments made to it for the HRD.

I just don't buy that the HR derby can really mess up a good ML swing for more than maybe a week or 2. And that's a stretch.

I think Cespedes is actually a solid choice, he loves to swing hard, could be exciting in the derby. I'd have liked to see Giancarlo Stanton make the NL team. Sure, he's hitting like dogshit this year. But man, he can pound the ball.

Posted by Jtpsops on 7/8/2013 6:40:00 PM (view original):MLB really needs to fix the HR derby. I realize it's an exhibition, but this captain thing is retarded. There are at least 6 NL all-stars with more HR than Harper and Wright and 7 AL all-stars with more HR than Fielder

I think having the host team have a guy in the contest is the right thing to do for the fans. Weights should be on the team for that reason. The rest I agree with. It's retarded.